The Dividend Investors' Guide - Part VII: Beverages, How Much Can The World Swallow? [View article]
since you are categorizing your articles by industry, will you be spending any time explaining/discussing how you allocate capital between the industries?
also, in another article I asked about your sources and you answered valueline. however, as a new investor with a small amount of capital, the cost of their service is very high for me. any other suggestions for information sources, especially as it relates to the industry averages?
The Dividend Investors' Guide To Successful Investing [View article]
I have been going through your articles, learning the techniques you write about. one thing I am having trouble with is finding good sources for the information you use in your analysis, in particular, the industry averages. could you elaborate a bit on your sources of information you use. there are so many out there it actually makes it harder to get what you need in a timely manner.
The string of weak economic data and the EU crisis have put additional stimulus back on the table, writes Fed whisperer Jon Hilsenrath, and Bernanke may move this month to avoid a shift in policy closer to the November election. Vice Chairwoman Yellen speaks Wednesday night, and the Chairman testifies before Congress on Thursday. [View news story]
you guys scare the hell out of me. do you honestly beleive that crap?
It's Not Quite Time To Sell Your Mortgage REITs [View article]
mreits get a lot of screen time on SA. many articles assume that the reader knows a lot about them, however, as a new investor, this is definitely not the case for me. This article answered some questions for me but there is still some "grey areas". Can anyone point me to a good resource to understand this obviously potentially profitable realm of investing?
The Real 'Deficit' Is The Money Supply [View article]
too complicated.
what I see is that the wages of the developed world have increased past the point of our productive capacity. our consumer driven culture has made us fat and lazy, lowering our productive capacity, forcing us to finance our lifestyles through debt, or through jobs based on facilitating that indebtness. its a vicious circle, the fatter we get, the more we need to eat and less capable we are at acquiring food, so to speak.
combine this with a rapidly industrializing developing world and suddenly we are priced out of the production jobs. whats left to us is the job of innovation and ideas, we need to work smarter, since the hard work jobs are in asia. only problem is the kids these days use all this information technology to play angry birds and masturbate, instead of furthering their minds and innovating. those who are not actively glued to a couch are looking for jobs, instead of creating jobs, or protesting in the streets because they think it is the governments job to provide for them.
this isn't a financial problem it is a demographic one. it only seems like a financial problem because the financial system keapt our society on life support so long, it got our disease. fat. lazy. irrelevant.
Welcome To The Era Of Uncertainty And Volatility [View article]
no problem, you can repay me by answering the deluge of questions that will be coming your way :)
Ever since I started learning about investing, I envisioned a plan that looked a lot like your "enhanced investing for income strategy" but I don't have the knowledge to really pull it off. There are many other authors on here that I have been learning from but your strategies are exactly what I have been looking for, and you actually fill in the details, instead of just "my proprietary system says buy this stuff, now sign up for my news letter".
needless to say, you'll be hearing from me again.
p.s. do you pay attention to comments on your older articles? I have been studying your past posts, especially the strategy and the guide, and I wish to ask some questions. would they best be asked in those threads, in whatever your latest work is, or by pm?
Microsoft: Dividend Growth Analysis For Long-Term Investors [View article]
Microsoft is a tricky stock right npw. They are at a major inflection point in their history. I feel that if things go well for them in the next two years then the numbers you've posted for future return will turn out to be chump change. I am also bullish on microsoft, but I feel that at such a momentous turning point, that continuity of their past performance is guaranteed to be interrupted. Whether this benefits the bears or the bulls is anyones guess.
Out of curiosity, what would you consider "the right buying conditions"?
The Little Guy Gets Punched In The Facebook [View article]
yes, but I did not buy facebook (I would have shorted it if anything)
the reason, I have at least a small amount of investing knowledge, enough to know that it was not a good price for a company that has an uncertain future as far as the monetiziation of a subscriber base that they have gotten by giving a service away for free (really has this worked yet?). Even if I had considered buying it, the vast quantity of information available telling me that the valuation was ridiculous would have steered me away. There was no secret here, the writing was on the wall.
Your right, I am a "little guy" and yet this indoctrination you speak of did not effect me.
Why is that?
I get really annoyed when I hear about the "little guy" getting screwed, or the plight of "the working man". Imo all of these cliches are cop outs. If anything, they are the dangerous indoctrination that we should be worried about. In this day and age, there is no reason for anyone to be without the information they need to make a good decision. The fact that we are talking about facebook, which is one of the most used services on the internet, makes this all the more ironic. We have technology that allows us to connect with anyone or gain any piece of knowledge on the planet and yet the number one use of it by "the little guy" is masturbation.
The Little Guy Gets Punched In The Facebook [View article]
imo anyone who actually bought fb on day one, amidst all the sovereign debt problems plaguing Europe, market in a tailspin, unquantifiable revenue potential, flat national economy, and at the ridiculous P/E ratio asked
deserved it
why must we feel bad for the "little guy", when it is quite obvious that the "little guy" is stupid?
The Dividend Investors' Guide - Part VII: Beverages, How Much Can The World Swallow? [View article]
also, in another article I asked about your sources and you answered valueline. however, as a new investor with a small amount of capital, the cost of their service is very high for me. any other suggestions for information sources, especially as it relates to the industry averages?
The Dividend Investors' Guide To Successful Investing [View article]
thanks
The string of weak economic data and the EU crisis have put additional stimulus back on the table, writes Fed whisperer Jon Hilsenrath, and Bernanke may move this month to avoid a shift in policy closer to the November election. Vice Chairwoman Yellen speaks Wednesday night, and the Chairman testifies before Congress on Thursday. [View news story]
It's Not Quite Time To Sell Your Mortgage REITs [View article]
Welcome To The Era Of Uncertainty And Volatility [View article]
The Real 'Deficit' Is The Money Supply [View article]
what I see is that the wages of the developed world have increased past the point of our productive capacity. our consumer driven culture has made us fat and lazy, lowering our productive capacity, forcing us to finance our lifestyles through debt, or through jobs based on facilitating that indebtness. its a vicious circle, the fatter we get, the more we need to eat and less capable we are at acquiring food, so to speak.
combine this with a rapidly industrializing developing world and suddenly we are priced out of the production jobs. whats left to us is the job of innovation and ideas, we need to work smarter, since the hard work jobs are in asia. only problem is the kids these days use all this information technology to play angry birds and masturbate, instead of furthering their minds and innovating. those who are not actively glued to a couch are looking for jobs, instead of creating jobs, or protesting in the streets because they think it is the governments job to provide for them.
this isn't a financial problem it is a demographic one. it only seems like a financial problem because the financial system keapt our society on life support so long, it got our disease. fat. lazy. irrelevant.
the real defecit is in our work ethic.
Welcome To The Era Of Uncertainty And Volatility [View article]
Ever since I started learning about investing, I envisioned a plan that looked a lot like your "enhanced investing for income strategy" but I don't have the knowledge to really pull it off. There are many other authors on here that I have been learning from but your strategies are exactly what I have been looking for, and you actually fill in the details, instead of just "my proprietary system says buy this stuff, now sign up for my news letter".
needless to say, you'll be hearing from me again.
p.s. do you pay attention to comments on your older articles? I have been studying your past posts, especially the strategy and the guide, and I wish to ask some questions. would they best be asked in those threads, in whatever your latest work is, or by pm?
Welcome To The Era Of Uncertainty And Volatility [View article]
I have just disvovered you on SA and I would have to say you are by far the best "writer" on the site, hands down. I want to know what you know.
thanks again
My Best Investment Advice: Watch Your Fellow Investors And Do The Opposite [View article]
The DIY Dividend Portfolio: 8 Top-Rated Stocks Currently In The 'Buy Zone' [View article]
I am a newer investor and this series of article has really helped me gain same focus.
i am excited to check out the website
Building A Do-It-Yourself Dividend Portfolio - Part 8: Materials [View article]
its just simple commpn sense investing.
Microsoft: Dividend Growth Analysis For Long-Term Investors [View article]
Out of curiosity, what would you consider "the right buying conditions"?
The Little Guy Gets Punched In The Facebook [View article]
The Little Guy Gets Punched In The Facebook [View article]
the reason, I have at least a small amount of investing knowledge, enough to know that it was not a good price for a company that has an uncertain future as far as the monetiziation of a subscriber base that they have gotten by giving a service away for free (really has this worked yet?). Even if I had considered buying it, the vast quantity of information available telling me that the valuation was ridiculous would have steered me away. There was no secret here, the writing was on the wall.
Your right, I am a "little guy" and yet this indoctrination you speak of did not effect me.
Why is that?
I get really annoyed when I hear about the "little guy" getting screwed, or the plight of "the working man". Imo all of these cliches are cop outs. If anything, they are the dangerous indoctrination that we should be worried about. In this day and age, there is no reason for anyone to be without the information they need to make a good decision. The fact that we are talking about facebook, which is one of the most used services on the internet, makes this all the more ironic. We have technology that allows us to connect with anyone or gain any piece of knowledge on the planet and yet the number one use of it by "the little guy" is masturbation.
I don't pity "the little guy".
The Little Guy Gets Punched In The Facebook [View article]
deserved it
why must we feel bad for the "little guy", when it is quite obvious that the "little guy" is stupid?